March 15 (Saturday) – June 29 (Sunday), 2014
Galleries A, B and C (Contemporary Art)
It was often said by the artistic duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude that joy was the most important thing in their work. These artists, who transformed things on a gargantuan scale like rivers, islands, bridges and buildings by wrapping them in cloth, spoke of a vital aspect not only in their work, but in the art of many other artists who comprise the increasingly diverse world of contemporary art.
The present exhibition features, ten works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, selected from the Hara Museum Collection, together with the large-scale sculpture Campbell’s Tomato Soup, one of three copies made by Pop Art superstar Andy Warhol who turned mass-produced iconic imagery into art. Also included are major installations by Yayoi Kusama and Tabaimo. The keyword weaving these and other works in this exhibition together is “joy”.
Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA, 1986 ©1986 Christo
[Featured Artists]
Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Andy Warhol, Jonathan Borofsky, Yayoi Kusama, Tabaimo, Tadanori Yokoo and others
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Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and junior high), Free for Hara Museum members, 10% discount for a group of 20 or more,
Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo (except during Golden Week): General 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen (high school and university) or 1,400 yen (junior high), 900 yen (elementary)
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Getting There: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).